2017–18 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Ipswich Town's 16th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 140th year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Ipswich Town

2017–18 season
Owner	Marcus Evans
Manager	Mick McCarthy (left 10 April 2018) Bryan Klug (caretaker) (from 10 April 2018)
Stadium	Portman Road
Championship	12th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Martyn Waghorn (16) All: Martyn Waghorn (16)
Highest home attendance	24,928 (vs Norwich City, 22 Oct 17, EFL Championship)
Lowest home attendance	12,057 (vs Sheffield United, 6 Jan 18, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	16,272
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group (chest), East Anglian Children's Hospices (back)

Home

Away

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Third

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Dean Gerken 2 DF  ENG Dominic Iorfa (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 3 DF  DEN Jonas Knudsen 4 DF  ENG Luke Chambers (captain) 6 DF  ENG Adam Webster 7 MF  ENG Teddy Bishop 8 MF  ENG Cole Skuse (vice-captain) 9 FW  ENG Martyn Waghorn 10 FW  IRL David McGoldrick 11 MF  KOS Bersant Celina (on loan from Manchester City) 12 DF  ENG Jordan Spence 14 FW  ENG Joe Garner 15 MF  ENG Tom Adeyemi 16 DF  ENG Callum Connolly (on loan from Everton)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ENG Grant Ward 19 MF  ENG Luke Hyam 20 FW  ENG Freddie Sears 22 MF  ENG Tristan Nydam 23 MF  ENG Andre Dozzell 24 GK  WAL Michael Crowe 25 MF  IRL Stephen Gleeson 27 DF  USA Cameron Carter-Vickers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 28 MF  MRI Kévin Bru 30 DF  ENG Myles Kenlock 32 MF  GAM Mustapha Carayol 33 GK  POL Bartosz Białkowski 44 MF  WAL Emyr Huws

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  NZL Tommy Smith (To Colorado Rapids) 17 MF  ENG Danny Rowe (Loaned to Lincoln City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  ENG Flynn Downes (Loaned to Luton Town)

First-team coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mick McCarthy
Assistant Manager	Terry Connor
Goalkeeping Coach	Malcolm Webster
Fitness Coach	Andy Liddell
Head Physiotherapist	Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist	Alex Chapman
Kitman	James Pullen

Pre-season

On 10 May 2017, Ipswich Town announced a pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic.^[2] The club confirmed Peterborough United as a second confirmed pre-season fixture, with the match split into two games of 60 minutes each.^[3] Mick McCarthy's men will travel to Republic of Ireland for a week and play Drogheda United whilst on tour.^[4] Colchester United were also confirmed for pre-season opposition.^[5] Four days later, Gillingham was added to the list of oppositions to face.^[6]

Drogheda United v Ipswich Town

8 July 2017	Drogheda United	0–5	Ipswich Town	Drogheda, Ireland
14:00 IST		Report	Pitman 14' Sears 37', 40' Moore 47' Garner 87'	Stadium: United Park

Ipswich Town v Southend United

12 July 2017	Ipswich Town	4–1	Southend United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Garner x2' Sears McKendry	Report	Trialist	Stadium: Playford Road

Peterborough United v Ipswich Town

18 July 2017	Peterborough United	1–3	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
19:00 BST (120 min match)	Marriott	Report	McGoldrick Garner x2'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium

Gillingham v Ipswich Town

22 July 2017	Gillingham	2–1	Ipswich Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Eaves 53' (pen.) Wagstaff 78'	Report	Rowe 80'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

25 July 2017	Colchester United	0–1	Ipswich Town	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report	Garner 57'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

29 July 2017	Charlton Athletic	6–1	Ipswich Town	Charlton
15:00 BST	Bauer 11' Fosu 27' Magennis 31', 39' Holmes 51', 77'	Report	Dozzell 73'	Stadium: The Valley

Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Sheffield United	46	20	9	17	62	55	+7	69
11	Bristol City	46	17	16	13	67	58	+9	67
12	Ipswich Town	46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60
13	Leeds United	46	17	9	20	59	64	−5	60
14	Norwich City	46	15	15	16	49	60	−11	60

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60	9	6	8	29	27	+2	8	3	12	28	33	−5

Last updated: 23 April 2019.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D
Position	5	4	3	2	2	4	5	6	5	8	10	11	10	11	8	9	9	10	9	7	9	8	10	10	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	14	13	12

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[7][8]

Ipswich Town v Birmingham City

5 August 2017 1	Ipswich Town	1–0	Birmingham City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Spence  48' Garner 50'	Report	Roberts  90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Tim Robinson

Barnsley v Ipswich Town

12 August 2017 2	Barnsley	1–2	Ipswich Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Jackson  47' Bradshaw 15'	Report	Iorfa  52' McGoldrick 53' Waghorn 70'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Millwall v Ipswich Town

15 August 2017 3	Millwall	3–4	Ipswich Town	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Wallace 1' O'Brien 36' Elliott 80'	Report	Garner 4' Waghorn 34', 45+3' Spence 88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,919 Referee: James Linington

Ipswich Town v Brentford

19 August 2017 4	Ipswich Town	2–0	Brentford	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Kenlock  80' Waghorn 35' Garner 51'	Report	Sawyers  40' Maupay  45+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Oliver Langford

Ipswich Town v Fulham

26 August 2017 5	Ipswich Town	0–2	Fulham	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Iorfa  31'	Report	Kebano 35' Fonte 51'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,844 Referee: Paul Tierney

Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town

9 September 2017 6	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Ipswich Town	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Mackie 43' Freeman 49'  90'	Report	Downes  34' Celina 89' Connolly  90+4'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,060 Referee: Andy Davies

Derby County v Ipswich Town

12 September 2017 P	Derby County	P–P	Ipswich Town	Derby
19:45 BST				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 31 August due to Derby County's second round EFL Cup match against Barnsley being moved to the same date.[9]

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

16 September 2017 7	Ipswich Town	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Skuse 48' McGoldrick 89' Garner  90+3'	Report	Madine  48' Wheater  67' Noone  82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,164 Referee: Andy Madley

Leeds United v Ipswich Town

23 September 2017 8	Leeds United	3–2	Ipswich Town	Leeds
15:00 BST	Lasogga 13' Phillips 32' Białkowski 67' (o.g.)	Report	McGoldrick 30' Garner 71'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,002 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Ipswich Town v Sunderland

26 September 2017 9	Ipswich Town	5–2	Sunderland	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Waghorn 6' Spence 27' Celina 55' McGoldrick 60' Nydam  85' Ward 89'	Report	Jones 10' Vaughan  44' McGeady 65',  67'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Tim Robinson

Ipswich Town v Bristol City

30 September 2017 10	Ipswich Town	1–3	Bristol City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Knudsen  17' Waghorn 41' Garner  81'	Report	Brownhill 2' Bryan  28' Diedhiou 31' Reid 82',  88'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Simon Hooper

Sheffield United v Ipswich Town

14 October 2017 11	Sheffield United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Clarke  33' Basham 49' Carter-Vickers  90+1'	Report	Knudsen  69'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington

Ipswich Town v Norwich City

22 October 2017 12	Ipswich Town	0–1	Norwich City	Ipswich
12:00 BST	Spence  32' Chambers  71' Downes  73'	Report	Maddison 59'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,928 Referee: Tim Robinson

Burton Albion v Ipswich Town

28 October 2017 13	Burton Albion	1–2	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Turner 57' Warnock  89'	Report	Chambers  53' Waghorn 66'  79' Celina 89'  90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Simon Hooper

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

31 October 2017 14	Cardiff City	3–1	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Hoilett 12' Bogle 46' Morrison  83' Ward 90+1'	Report	Smith  60' Celina 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,951 Referee: Oliver Langford

Ipswich Town v Preston North End

4 November 2017 15	Ipswich Town	3–0	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick  25' 49' Waghorn 45+1' Celina 64'	Report	Hugill  23' Welsh  45' Pearson  84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,390 Referee: Andrew Madley

Hull City v Ipswich Town

18 November 2017 16	Hull City	2–2	Ipswich Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 34'  54' Larsson  46' Dicko 51' Stewart  90+1'	Report	McGoldrick 6' Webster  40' Connolly  58' Garner  64' Knudsen  68' Spence 88' Ward  90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,516 Referee: David Coote

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

22 November 2017 17	Ipswich Town	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Garner 48' Skuse  60' Waghorn 70'	Report	Hooper 64' (pen.) Lee  77' Hunt  81' Nuhiu 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,702 Referee: Keith Stroud

Aston Villa v Ipswich Town

25 November 2017 18	Aston Villa	2–0	Ipswich Town	Aston
15:00 GMT	Adomah 36', 66'	Report	Connolly  56' Huws  73'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,427 Referee: Tony Harrington

Derby County v Ipswich Town

28 November 2017 19	Derby County	0–1	Ipswich Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	Lawrence  33' Russell  90' Baird  90+5'	Report	Connolly 5' Chambers  58' Webster  64' Downes  82'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,475 Referee: Scott Duncan

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

2 December 2017 20	Ipswich Town	4–2	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Connolly 7'  86' Iorfa 37' Waghorn 53'  82' Celina 67'	Report	Dowell 29'  45' Walker 43' Bridcutt  90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,808 Referee: Darren Bond

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

9 December 2017 21	Middlesbrough	2–0	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Leadbitter  21' Ayala  32' Braithwaite 44'  90' Bamford 51'	Report	Celina  59'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,989 Referee: Robert Jones

Ipswich Town v Reading

16 December 2017 22	Ipswich Town	2–0	Reading	Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Connolly 3' Garner 27' Waghorn  34' Knudsen  69' Webster  88'	Report	Barrow  8' Bacuna  9' McShane  52' Edwards  66'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,832 Referee: Peter Bankes

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

23 December 2017 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Cavaleiro 40'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,218 Referee: David Coote

Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers

26 December 2017 24	Ipswich Town	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Knudsen  24'	Report	Scowen  18'  86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,696 Referee: Andy Davies

Ipswich Town v Derby County

30 December 2017 25	Ipswich Town	1–2	Derby County	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Garner 66'	Report	Winnall 13', 49'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Oliver Langford

Fulham v Ipswich Town

2 January 2018 26	Fulham	4–1	Ipswich Town	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Sessegnon 69', 74' Kamara 72', 76'	Report	Garner 45' Spence  54'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,415 Referee: Keith Stroud

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

13 January 2018 27	Ipswich Town	1–0	Leeds United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Connolly  55' Iorfa  60' Celina 67'	Report	O'Kane  37' Jansson  80' Phillips  87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,638 Referee: Robert Jones

Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

20 January 2018 28	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Ipswich Town	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Madine  37', 53'	Report	Iorfa  73' Garner 82'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,870 Referee: Peter Bankes

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 January 2018 29	Ipswich Town	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Gleeson  24' Connolly  75'	Report	Doherty 15' N'Diaye  84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,971 Referee: Simon Hooper

Sunderland v Ipswich Town

3 February 2018 30	Sunderland	0–2	Ipswich Town	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Asoro  19'	Report	Garner 35'  54' Matthews 45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Darren England

Ipswich Town v Burton Albion

10 February 2018 31	Ipswich Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report	Dyer  25'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,815 Referee: David Webb

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

18 February 2018 32	Norwich City	1–1	Ipswich Town	Norwich
12:00 GMT	Leitner  58' Klose 90+4'	Report	Garner  55' Skuse  64' Connolly  66' Waghorn  79' Spence  81' Chambers 88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,100 Referee: David Coote

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

21 February 2018 33	Ipswich Town	0–1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT		Report	Zohore 65' Bryson  90+1'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,205 Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Ipswich Town

24 February 2018 34	Preston North End	0–1	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Carayol 21'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

6 March 2018 35	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Ipswich Town	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Boyd  33' João 69'	Report	Carter-Vickers  41' Waghorn 51', 83' Chambers  83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,733 Referee: Oliver Langford

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

10 March 2018 36	Ipswich Town	0–0	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Skuse  40' Gleeson  84'	Report	Stearman  9'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks

Ipswich Town v Hull City

13 March 2018 37	Ipswich Town	0–3	Hull City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Celina  44'	Report	Henriksen 18' Wilson 40' Bowen 47'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bristol City v Ipswich Town

17 March 2018 38	Bristol City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Đurić 64' Smith  84'	Report	Knudsen  87'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,509 Referee: Darren England

Birmingham City v Ipswich Town

31 March 2018 39	Birmingham City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Jota 21' (pen.) Dean  61' Davis  78'	Report	Skuse  68' Webster  89' Waghorn  89'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,555 Referee: Roger East

Ipswich Town v Millwall

2 April 2018 40	Ipswich Town	2–2	Millwall	Ipswich
15:00	Waghorn 52', 54'  90' Carayol  61' Spence  80' Gleeson  82'	Report	Cooper 27' Saville 60'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Steve Martin

Brentford v Ipswich Town

7 April 2018 41	Brentford	1–0	Ipswich Town	Brentford
15:00 BST	McEachran  51' Maypay 72' Canós  90+1'	Report	Carter-Vickers  17' Connolly  51' Knudsen  72'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,939 Referee: Robert Jones

Ipswich Town v Barnsley

10 April 2018 42	Ipswich Town	1–0	Barnsley	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Knudsen 54',  72'	Report	Yiadom  90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,271 Referee: James Linington

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

14 April 2018 43	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Ipswich Town	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Brereton  81', 89' (pen.) Lolley 90+5'	Report	Ward 38',  73'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,093 Referee: Darren England

Ipswich Town v Aston Villa

21 April 2018 44	Ipswich Town	0–4	Aston Villa	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Ward  42'	Report	Hourihane 25' Grabban 57', 78' Lansbury 82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Simon Hooper

Reading v Ipswich Town

28 April 2018 45	Reading	0–4	Ipswich Town	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Waghorn 71' Spence 79' Sears 90+1' Connolly 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Keith Stroud

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

6 May 2018 46	Ipswich Town	2–2	Middlesbrough	Ipswich
12:30 BST	Sears 8'  45+2' Skuse  12' Nydam  45+1' Waghorn 83' (pen)	Report	Downing 71' Bamford 90' Gibson  90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,829 Referee: David Coote

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Sheffield United.^[10]

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

6 January 2018 Third round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
	Chambers  24'	Report	Thomas 25' Basham  45+2' Wright  81' Carter-Vickers  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Mike Jones

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Luton Town confirmed.^[11] Another away tie was announced, when they were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the second round.^[12]

Luton Town v Ipswich Town

8 August 2017 First round	Luton Town	0–2	Ipswich Town	Luton
19:45 BST		Report	McGoldrick 34', 90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Andy Haines

Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town

22 August 2017 Second round	Crystal Palace	2–1	Ipswich Town	Selhurst
19:30 BST	McArthur 76', 84'	Report	Downes  56' Celina 90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Andy Davies

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM		Tom Adeyemi	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2017	CF		Joe Garner	Rangers	Undisclosed[a]	[14]
1 July 2017	DM		Emyr Huws	Cardiff City	Undisclosed[b]	[15]
7 August 2017	CF		Martyn Waghorn	Rangers	Undisclosed[c]	[16]
4 January 2018	CF		Aaron Drinan	Warterford	Undisclosed[d]	[17]
19 January 2018	CM		Stephen Gleeson	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[18]
24 January 2018	CB		Chris Goteni	Saint-Apollinaire	Free transfer	[19]
31 January 2018	RB		Barry Cotter	Limerick	Undisclosed[e]	[20]
31 January 2018	RM		Mustapha Carayol	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[21]

1. Fee reported as £750,000
2. Fee reported as £1,000,000
3. Fee reported as £250,000
4. Fee reported as £90,000
5. Fee reported as £70,000

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017	AM		Bersant Celina	Manchester City	30 June 2018	[22]
14 July 2017	RB		Dominic Iorfa	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2018	[23]
31 August 2017	CB		Callum Connolly	Everton	30 June 2018	[24]
19 January 2018	CB		Cameron Carter-Vickers	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2018	[25]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2017	CM		Kundai Benyu	Celtic	Compensation	[26]
1 July 2017	CB		Christophe Berra	Heart of Midlothian	Mutual consent	[27][a]
1 July 2017	CF		Leon Best	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[29][b]
1 July 2017	CM		Giles Coke	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	CB		Paul Digby	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[29][c]
1 July 2017	CM		Jonathan Douglas	Retired		[29]
1 July 2017	GK		Jacob Marsden	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	CB		Joe Robinson	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	RB		Kieron Cathline	Enfield Town	Free transfer	[29]
1 July 2017	CM		Ross Meldrum	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	CB		Kolade Salaudeen	Free agent	Released	[29]
14 July 2017	CF		Brett Pitman	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[32]
17 July 2017	CB		Steven Taylor	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[33][d]
8 January 2018	CF		Kieffer Moore	Barnsley	£750,000	[35]
22 January 2018	CB		Tommy Smith	Colorado Rapids	Undisclosed	[36]
26 January 2018	CM		Adam McDonnell	Aldershot Town	Free transfer	[37]
31 January 2018	RB		George Fowler	Aldershot Town	Free transfer	[38]

1. Christophe Berra joined Heart of Midlothian following his departure.^[28]
2. Leon Best joined Charlton Athletic following his release from the club.^[30]
3. Paul Digby joined Mansfield Town following his release from the club.^[31]
4. Steven Taylor joined Peterborough United following his release.^[34]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 July 2017	CF		Kieffer Moore	Rotherham United	30 June 2018	[39]
13 July 2017	RB		Josh Emmanuel	Rotherham United	30 June 2018	[40]
30 August 2017	CM		Adam McDonnell	Aldershot Town	29 November 2017	[41][a]
30 August 2017	RB		George Fowler	Aldershot Town	29 November 2017	[41][b]
2 November 2017	GK		Harry Wright	East Thurrock United	2 December 2017	[43]
23 December 2017	CB		Luke Woolfenden	Bromley	30 June 2018	[44]
2 January 2018	AM		Danny Rowe	Lincoln City	30 June 2018	[45]
31 January 2018	CM		Flynn Downes	Luton Town	30 June 2018	[46]
17 March 2018	RW		Jack Lankester	Bury Town	1 May 2018	[47]
17 March 2018	DM		Brett McGavin	Bury Town	1 May 2018	[47]
20 March 2018	AM		Shane McLoughlin	Bromley	1 May 2018	[48]

1. On 1 November, Adam McDonnell extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.^[42]
2. On 1 November, George Fowler extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.^[42]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Dean Gerken	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
24	GK	WAL	Michael Crowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	POL	Bartosz Białkowski	46	0	45	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Dominic Iorfa	25	1	20+3	1	1	0	1	0
3	DF	DEN	Jonas Knudsen	44	1	42	1	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Luke Chambers	39	1	37	1	1	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Adam Webster	29	0	25+3	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	ENG	Jordan Spence	40	4	37+3	4	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Callum Connolly	34	4	29+4	4	1	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	Cameron Carter-Vickers	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Myles Kenlock	18	0	15+1	0	1	0	1	0
37	DF	IRL	Barry Cotter	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	ENG	Patrick Webber	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF	ENG	Luke Woolfenden	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
40	DF	ENG	Chris Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ENG	Teddy Bishop	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Cole Skuse	40	1	39	1	0	0	1	0
11	MF	KOS	Bersant Celina	38	8	23+12	7	1	0	2	1
15	MF	ENG	Tom Adeyemi	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Grant Ward	37	2	25+12	2	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Luke Hyam	18	0	6+11	0	1	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Tristan Nydam	20	0	12+6	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF	ENG	Andre Dozzell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	IRL	Stephen Gleeson	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	MRI	Kévin Bru	10	0	3+6	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF	GAM	Mustapha Carayol	8	1	5+3	1	0	0	0	0
42	MF	IRL	Shane McLoughlin	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
44	MF	WAL	Emyr Huws	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn	46	16	39+5	16	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	IRL	David McGoldrick	24	8	18+4	6	1	0	1	2
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	32	10	29+3	10	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Freddie Sears	37	2	15+21	2	1	0	0	0
26	FW	IRL	Aaron Drinan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	AUS	Ben Folami	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
35	FW	ENG	Ben Morris	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
36	FW	NZL	Monty Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
5	DF	NZL	Tommy Smith	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Danny Rowe	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Flynn Downes	12	0	3+7	0	0	0	2	0
37	MF	IRL	Adam McDonnell	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
43	DF	ENG	George Fowler	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
9	FW		Martyn Waghorn	16	0	0	16
14	FW		Joe Garner	10	0	0	10
10	FW		David McGoldrick	6	0	2	8
11	MF		Bersant Celina	7	0	1	8
12	DF		Jordan Spence	4	0	0	4
16	DF		Callum Connolly	4	0	0	4
18	MF		Grant Ward	2	0	0	2
20	FW		Freddie Sears	2	0	0	2
2	DF		Dominic Iorfa	1	0	0	1
3	DF		Jonas Knudsen	1	0	0	1
4	DF		Luke Chambers	1	0	0	1
8	MF		Cole Skuse	1	0	0	1
32	MF		Mustapha Carayol	1	0	0	1
Own goal				1	0	0	1
Total				57	0	3	60

Assists

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
9	FW		Martyn Waghorn	11	0	0	11
3	DF		Jonas Knudsen	7	0	0	7
18	MF		Grant Ward	5	0	0	5
10	FW		David McGoldrick	4	0	0	4
12	DF		Jordan Spence	4	0	0	4
14	FW		Joe Garner	3	0	0	3
2	DF		Dominic Iorfa	1	0	1	2
6	DF		Adam Webster	2	0	0	2
8	MF		Cole Skuse	1	0	0	1
11	MF		Bersant Celina	0	0	1	1
16	MF		Callum Connolly	1	0	0	1
30	DF		Myles Kenlock	1	0	0	1
32	MF		Mustapha Carayol	1	0	0	1
35	FW		Ben Morris	0	0	1	1
44	MF		Emyr Huws	1	0	0	1
Total				42	0	3	45

Clean sheets

Number	Nation	Name	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1		Dean Gerken	1	0	1	2
33		Bartosz Białkowski	13	0	0	13
Total			14	0	1	15

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
2	DF	Dominic Iorfa	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	Jonas Knudsen	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
4	DF	Luke Chambers	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
5	DF	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Adam Webster	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF	Cole Skuse	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Martyn Waghorn	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
10	FW	David McGoldrick	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF	Bersant Celina	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	DF	Jordan Spence	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
14	FW	Joe Garner	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
16	DF	Callum Connolly	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
18	MF	Grant Ward	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
20	FW	Freddie Sears	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Flynn Downes	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
22	MF	Tristan Nydam	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF	Stephen Gleeson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	DF	Cameron Carter-Vickers	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
30	DF	Myles Kenlock	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	Mustapha Carayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44	MF	Emyr Huws	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			91	2	2	0	5	0	98	2

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	Bartosz Białkowski	[49]
Players' Player of the Year	Bartosz Białkowski	[50]
Young Player of the Year	Flynn Downes	[50]
Goal of the Season	Bersant Celina	[50]